Football is the greatest show on earth. It exists to those who love the game as well as global friendships. FIFA World Cup of 2010 is about to begin. So, let us share the joy, all the people around the world!!
Alfredo Di Stefano, Duncan Edwards, Ladislao Kubala, Ryan Giggs, John Toschack, Neville Southall, Johnny Giles, Liam Brady, Abedi Pele, Kalusha Bwalya, Ray Clemence, Matt Le Tissier, Jesaia Swart, Eric Cantona, David Ginola, Andrei Kanchelskis, Artur Friednreich, Bernd Schuster. All of these players reached great heights despite the absence of a FIFA World Cup on ther Curriculum Vitae. Inevitably, however, we are left to wonder how much brighter their stars might have burned had it not been for this one glaring omission.
11 Juni (21:00 wib) Afrika Selatan v Meksiko, Soccer City,
12 Juni (01:30 wib) Uruguay v Prancis, Cape Town,
12 Juni (18:30 wib) Korea Selatan v Yunani, Nelson Mandela Bay,
12 Juni (21:00 wib) Argentina v Nigeria, Ellis Park,
13 Juni (01:30 wib) Inggris v Amerika Serikat, Royal Bafokeng,
13 Juni (18:30 wib) Aljazair v Slovenia, Peter Mokaba,
13 Juni (21:00 wib) Serbia v Ghana, Loftus Versfeld,
14 Juni (01:30 wib) Jerman v Australia, Durban,
14 Juni (18:30 wib) Belanda v Denmark, Soccer City,
14 Juni (21:00 wib) Jepang v Kamerun, Free State,
15 Juni (01:30 wib) Italia v Paraguay, Cape Town
15 Juni (18:30 wib) Selandia Baru v Slovakia, Royal Bafokeng,
15 Juni (21:00 wib) Pantai Gading v Portugal, Nelson Mandela Bay
16 Juni (01:30 wib) Brasil v Korea Utara, Ellis Park,
16 Juni (18:30 wib) Honduras v Chile, Mbombela,
16 Juni (21:00 wib) Spanyol v Swiss, Durban
GROUP MATCHDAY 2 (17-22 Juni 2010)
17 Juni (01:30 wib) Afrika Selatan v Uruguay, Loftus Versfeld,
17 Juni (18:30 wib) Argentina v Korea Selatan, Soccer City,
17 Juni (21:00 wib) Yunani v Nigeria, Free State,
18 Juni (01:30 wib) Prancis v Meksiko, Peter Mokaba,
18 Juni (18:30 wib) Jerman v Serbia, Nelson Mandela Bay,
18 Juni (21:00 wib) Slovenia v Amerika Serikat, Ellis Park,
19 Juni (01:30 wib) Inggris v Aljazair, Cape Town,
19 Juni (18:30 wib) Belanda v Jepang, Durban,
19 Juni (21:00 wib) Ghana v Australia, Royal Bafokeng,
20 Juni (01:30 wib) Kamerun v Denmark, Loftus Versfeld,
20 Juni (18:30 wib) Slovakia v Paraguay, Free State,
20 Juni (21:00 wib) Italia v Selandia Baru, Mbombela,
21 Juni (01:30 wib) Brasil v Pantai Gading, Soccer City,
21 Juni (18:30 wib) Portugal v Korea Utara, Cape Town,
21 Juni (21:00 wib) Chile v Swiss, Nelson Mandela Bay,
22 Juni (01:00 wib) Spanyol v Honduras, Ellis Park,
GROUP MATCHDAY 3 (22-26 Juni 2010)
22 Juni (21:00 wib) Meksiko v Uruguay, Royal Bafokeng,
22 Juni (21:00 wib) Prancis v Afrika Selatan, Free State
23 Juni (01:30 wib) Nigeria v Korea Selatan, Durban,
23 Juni (01:30 wib) Yunani v Argentina, Peter Mokaba,
23 Juni (21:00 wib) Slovenia v Inggris, Nelson Mandela Bay,
23 Juni (21:00 wib) Amerika Serikat v Aljazair, Loftus Versfeld,
24 Juni (01:30 wib) Ghana v Jerman, Soccer City,
24 Juni (01:30 wib) Australia v Serbia, Mbombela,
24 Juni (21:00 wib) Slovakia v Italia, Ellis Park,
24 Juni (21:00 wib) Paraguay v Selandia Baru, Peter Mokaba,
25 Juni (01:30 wib) Denmark v Jepang, Royal Bafokeng,
25 Juni (01:30 wib) Kamerun v Belanda, Cape Town,
25 Juni (21:00 wib) Korea Utara v Pantai Gading, Mbombela,
25 Juni (21:00 wib) Portugal v Brasil, Durban,
26 Juni (01:30 wib) Swiss v Honduras, Free State,
26 Juni (01:30 wib) Chile v Spanyol, Loftus Versfeld,
ENAM BELAS BESAR (26-30 Juni 2010)
26 Juni (21:00 wib) I: Juara Grup A v Runner-up Grup B, Nelson Mandela Bay,
27 Juni (01:30 wib) II: Juara Grup C v Runner-up Grup D, Royal Bafokeng,
27 Juni (21:00 wib) III: Juara Grup D v Runner-up Grup C,
28 Juni (01:30 wib) IV: Juara Grup B v Runner-up Grup A, Soccer City,
28 Juni (21:00 wib) V: Juara Grup E v Runner-up Grup F, Durban,
29 Juni (01:30 wib) VI: Juara Grup G v Runner-up Grup H, Ellis Park,
29 Juni (21:00 wib) VII: Juara Grup F v Runner-up Grup E, Loftus Versfeld,
30 Juni (01:30 wib) VIII: Juara Grup H v Runner-up Grup G, Cape Town,
QUARTER-FINALS (2-4 Juli 2010)
02 Juli (21:00 wib) QF1: Pemenang V v Pemenang VI, Nelson Mandela Bay,
03 Juli (01:30 wib) QF2: Pemenang I v Pemenang II, Johannesburg,
03 Juli (21:30 wib) QF3: Pemenang IV v Pemenang III, Capetown,
04 Juli (01:30 wib) QF4: PemenangVIII v Pemenang VII, Johannesburg,
SEMI-FINALS (7-8 Juli 2010)
07 Juli (01:30 wib) SF1: Pemenang QF2 v Pemenang QF1, Capetown
08 Juli (01:30 wib) SF2: Pemenang QF3 v Pemenang QF4, Durban
PLAYOFFS 3RD (11 Juli 2010)
11 Juli (01:30 wib) Kalah SF1 v Kalah SF2, Nelson Mandela Bay,
FINAL (12 Juli 2010)
12 Juli (01:30 wib) Pemenang SF1 v Pemenang SF2, Soccer City
FIFA World Cup has always been illuminated by stars and great entertaining matches. However, there were at least three disgusting moments of all time that give handicap to this so called "the greatest show on Earth". Eventhough the tournament is the world class, the actors are still human beings, who are ordinary people. Sometimes there are out of control and acting like a stupid guy. Through the history of the FIFA World Cup, there are three infamous incidents during the match. They are so called "battle", in which players quarreled on the pitch like in boxing match.
Battle of Berne, 1954
The Battle of Berne took place at the Wankdorfstadion of Berne, the Swiss capital. The game between the 1950 FIFA World Cup runners up Brazil and the favorite "Magical Magyar" Hungary turned into mayhem. This game was expected to be "match of the tournament". But the fact said the opposite situation.
It is believed to be one of the most notorious premier games with its violent tactics, brutal challenges and spiteful petulance of the 20th century.
The English referee, Mr. Arthur Ellis said years later, " thought it was going to be the greatest game I ever saw. But it turned out to be a disgrace." Match details:
Venue: Wankdorfstadion, Berne, Switzerland
Date: 27 June 1954
Attendance: 60,000
Stage: Quarter-finals
Match: Hungary v Brazil 4-2
Goals: Hidegkuti (4), Kocsis (7) (88), D. Santos (18/p), Lantos (60/p), Julinho (65)
Referee: Arthur Ellis
Sent-off players: Bozsik, Santos, Humberto
Line-ups HUNGARY Gyula Grosics, Jeno Buzanskiy, Mihaly Lantos, Jozsef Bozsik, Jozsef Zakarias, Jozsef Toth, Sandor Kocsis, Nandor Hidegkuti, Zoltan Czibor, Mihaly Toth; BRAZIL Castilho, Djalma Santos, Nilton Santos, Brandaozinho, Pinheiro, Bauer, Julinho, Didi, Baltazar, Maurinho, Humberto.
Battle of Santiago, 1962
Battle of Santiago occurred in the 1962 FIFA World Cup of Chile. The game took place at Estadio Nacional of Santiago, the two time world champions Italy played the host Chile. The game, ending a 2-0 victory for the Chilean, was led by Referee Ken Aston (England).
Match details:
Venue: Estadio Nacional, Santiago, Chile
Date: 2 June 1962
Attendance: 66,057
Stage: Group stage
Match: Chile v Italy 4-2
Goals: Ramirez (73), Toro (87)
Referee: Ken Aston
Sent-off players: David, Ferrini
Line-ups CHILE Misael Escuti, Luis Eyzaguirre, Raul Sanchez, Sergio Navarro, Carlos Contreras, Eladio Rojas, Jaime Ramirez, Jorge Toro, Honorino Landa, Alberto Fouilloux, Leonel Sancez; ITALY Carlo Mattrel, Sandro Salvadore, Bruno Mora, Humberto Maschio, Jose Altafini, Giampaolo Menichelli, Enzo Robotti, Mario David, Francesco Janich, Paride Tumburus, Giorgio Ferrini.
Battle of Nuremberg, 2006
This is the most recent incident. The last tournament was colored with an infamous, previously expected to be one of the greatest clash in Germany 2006. Two favorites, the Netherlands and Portugal, which met in the Round of 16, left a bitter story as they were more likely street fighters than highly cited professionals. Four red cards and sixteen yellow cards were awarded by the Russian referee Valentin Ivanov.
Match details:
Venue: Frankenstadion, Nuremberg, Germany
Date: 25 June 2006
Attendance: 41,000
Stage: Round of 16
Match: Portugal v Netherlands 1-0
Goals: Maniche (23)
Referee: Valentin Ivanov
Sent-off players: Costinha, Deco, Boulahrouz, van Bronckhorst
Cautioned palyers: Costinha, Deco, Boulahrouz, van Bronckhorst
Cautioned players: Ricardo, Costinha, Figo, Valente, Maniche, Deco, Petit, Boulahrouz, van Bronckhorst, van Bommel, Sneijder, van der Vaart
Line-ups PORTUGAL Ricardo, Fernando Meira, Costinha, Luis Figo (Tiago), Pauleta (Armando Petit), Miguel, Nuno Valente, Ricardo Carvalho, Cristiano Ronaldo (Simao Sabrosa), Maniche, Deco; NETHERLANDS Edwin van der Sar, Khalid Boulahrouz, Joris Mathijsen (Rafael van der Vaart), Giovanni van Bronckhorst, Dirk Kuyt, Phillip Cocu (Hesselink), Arjen Robben, Andre Ooijer, Robin van Persie, Mark van Bommel (John Heitinga), Wesley Sneijder.
Prize awarded in the 2010 FIFA World Cup in South Africa hits as much as $420,000,000. It means a 60 percent increase compared with the previous tournament, Germany 2006. The prize distribution will be as follows.
$1,000,000 for each participating team before the tournament;
$8,000,000 for teams that exit the group stage
$9,000,000 for teams that enter the Round of 16
$18,000,000 for teams that enter the Quarter-finals
$20,000,000 for teams that enter the Semifinals
$24,000,000 for the Runners up
$30,000,000 for the World Champions
$33,000,000 for domestic clubs where the players are in international duties during the tournament.
